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Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 59.6% of Worcester County's districts student body in 2022-23 school year

Secretary of education patrick tutwiler 2023

TX Secretary of Education Patrick Tutwiler 2023 | Massachusetts Department of Education

TX Secretary of Education Patrick Tutwiler 2023 | Massachusetts Department of Education

There were 71,189 white students enrolled in Worcester County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 1.6% less than the previous year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Data showed that Worcester County districts welcomed a total of 119,466 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white pupils comprised 59.6% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 51 districts in Worcester County, Worcester Public Schools recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 6,541 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Worcester County.

Students in Massachusetts are predominantly white, making up 53% of the student population in the state. Hispanic students come in second, representing over 25% of Massachusetts' student body.

However, across the state, Hispanic and Native American students suffered the highest high school dropout rates.

Underrepresentation is also found among educators in Massachusetts. The Rennie Center reported that only 9% of teachers are people of color.

Ethnicities in Worcester County in 2022-23 School Year

White (59.6%)Hispanic (23.5%)Asian (6.6%)African American (5.9%)Ethnicities < 5% (4.4%)

Enrollment Demographics in Worcester County Districts During 2022-23 School Year

District% of White Students EnrolmentTotal Enrollment
Ashburnham Westminster Regional School DistrictAshburnham87.7%2,309
Athol Royalston Regional School District78.9%1,563
Auburn Public Schools76.9%2,558
Berlin-Boylston Regional School District80.7%1,072
Blackstone Valley Vocational Regional School District83.7%1,230
Blackstone-Millville Regional School District83.7%1,468
Brimfield School District92%287
Brookfield School District88%291
Clinton Public Schools56.3%1,972
Douglas Public Schools89.3%1,186
Dudley-Charlton Regional School District81.7%3,429
Fitchburg Public Schools25%5,167
Gardner Public Schools61.1%2,387
Grafton Public Schools73%3,080
Harvard Public Schools73.3%1,020
Holland School District91.8%231
Hopedale Public Schools79.9%1,092
Leicester Public Schools70.1%1,354
Leominster Public Schools41.8%6,000
Lunenburg Public Schools81.8%1,562
Massachusetts Academy For Math And Science School District32%100
Mendon-Upton Regional School District86.8%2,105
Milford Public Schools55.9%4,483
Millbury Public Schools75.8%1,619
Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School District73.2%1,409
Narragansett Regional School District84.4%1,471
Nashoba Regional School District81.8%3,051
North Brookfield Public Schools83.1%438
Northborough Public Schools67.7%1,577
Northborough-Southborough Regional School District69.6%1,213
Northbridge Public Schools83.9%1,947
Oxford Public Schools75.4%1,437
Petersham Public School District84.9%126
Quabbin Regional School District88.4%2,172
Quaboag Regional School District85.1%1,181
Shrewsbury Public Schools46%5,892
Southborough Public Schools64.1%1,270
Southbridge Public Schools29.4%1,809
Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational School District82.8%1,185
Spencer-East Brookfield Regional School District73.3%1,377
Sturbridge Public Schools81.9%877
Sutton Public Schools87.6%1,295
Tantasqua Regional School District85.4%1,752
Uxbridge Public Schools86.4%1,644
Wachusett Regional School District83.3%6,739
Wales School District93.8%96
Webster Public Schools46.9%1,692
West Boylston Public Schools77.2%864
Westborough Public Schools48.7%3,830
Winchendon Public Schools82.6%1,239
Worcester Public Schools26.9%24,318

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Berlin-Boylston Regional School DistrictPetersham Public School DistrictMontachusett Regional Vocational Technical School DistrictNorthborough-Southborough Regional School DistrictWinchendon School DistrictGrafton Public SchoolsLeominster Public SchoolsNorthbridge Public SchoolsOxford Public SchoolsWachusett School DistrictHarvard Public SchoolsSouthern Worcester County Regional Voc School DistrictAuburn Public SchoolsSturbridge Public SchoolsSouthbridge Public SchoolsLeicester Public SchoolsSouthborough Public SchoolsQuabbin Regional School DistrictHopedale Public SchoolsBlackstone-Millville Regional School DistrictSpencer-East Brookfield Regional School DistrictFitchburg Public SchoolsShrewsbury Public SchoolsAshburnham Westminster Regional School DistrictMassachusetts Academy for Math and Science School DistrictGardner Public SchoolsDouglas Public SchoolsMassachusetts State Board of EducationLunenburg Public SchoolsMillbury Public SchoolsClinton Public SchoolsUxbridge School DistrictSutton Public SchoolsAthol Royalston Regional School DistrictTantasqua School DistrictNarragansett Regional School DistrictMilford Public SchoolsBrookfield School DistrictBlackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High SchoolHolland School DistrictNorth Brookfield Public SchoolsMendon-Upton Regional School DistrictNorthborough Public SchoolsNashoba Regional School District

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